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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Vic think of the Petersons as?

2. What does Vic realize Melinda can always do with a hangover?

3. What does Horace tell Vic that backs up Horace's suspicions about Carpenter in Part III?

4. What animal does Cameron remind Vic of?

5. What does Melinda tell Trixie that Vic did at the Cowan's party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melinda do in Part III in order to hurt Vic?

2. Why does Don Wilson move out of town?

3. What does Horace tell Vic he suspects about Carpenter?

4. What does June Wilson tell Vic about her husband?

5. What does Meller tell Vic that Melinda said at his party in Vic's absence?

6. What does Melinda tell Trixie about De Lisle's death?

7. In Part III, who tries to help Melinda prove Vic is a killer besides the private investigator?

8. What are both Vic and Melinda happy to hear about Trixie?

9. How do the other partygoers react to the death inquiry of De Lisle?

10. Who does Vic realize is paying for the private investigator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Highsmith describe the general social atmosphere of the Van Allens' town, Little Wesley? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In general, how does Vic react to his wife Melinda's infidelities, and how does Highsmith communicate the unorthodox nature of their relationship to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Vic handle the fact that Melinda hires a private investigator to try to prove he did kill De Lisle and what does this behavior reveal about his character? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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